Research Summaries
Read summaries of scientific articles relevant to invasive species, climate change, ecological transformation, wildfire, biodiversity, and management.
A Disturbance Triangle: The Interactive Role of Prairie Dogs with Fire and Ungulate Grazing in the Great Plains
Key topics: Prairie dogs • Fire • Grazing • Grasslands
Explores how prairie dogs interact with fire and grazing dynamics in grassland ecosystems.
Biodiversity Loss Reduces Global Terrestrial Carbon Storage
Key topics: Biodiversity • Carbon storage • Ecosystem function
Examines how biodiversity decline affects global terrestrial carbon storage.
Observed and Potential Range Shifts of Native and Nonnative Species with Climate Change
Key topics: Range shifts • Native species • Nonnative species • Climate change
Reviews how climate change is shifting species distributions and invasion risks.
A Science Agenda to Inform Natural Resource Management Decisions in an Era of Ecological Transformation
Key topics: Ecological transformation • Management • Decision-making
Provides a science agenda to help managers respond to ecological transformation.
Vegetation Type Conversion in the US Southwest: Frontline Observations and Management Responses
Key topics: Vegetation conversion • Southwest • Management response
Highlights observed vegetation type conversion and management responses in the Southwest.
Managing for RADical Ecosystem Change: Applying the Resist-Accept-Direct Framework
Key topics: RAD framework • Adaptation • Ecosystem change
Introduces the Resist-Accept-Direct framework for managing rapid ecosystem change.
Assessing the Value of Potential “Native Winners” for Restoration of Cheatgrass-Invaded Habitat
Key topics: Cheatgrass • Restoration • Native species
Evaluates native species that may be useful for restoration in cheatgrass-invaded systems.
Novel Ecosystems in the Anthropocene: A Revision of the Novel Ecosystem Concept for Pragmatic Applications
Key topics: Novel ecosystems • Anthropocene • Management concepts
Revisits the novel ecosystem concept and its practical applications for management.
Invasive Plants as Drivers of Regime Shifts: Identifying High-Priority Invaders that Alter Feedback Relationships
Key topics: Invasive plants • Regime shifts • Feedbacks
Explores how invasive plants can drive regime shifts by altering ecological feedbacks.
Will Climate Change Promote Future Invasions?
Key topics: Climate change • Future invasions • Global change
Synthesizes how climate change may influence future biological invasions.
Transition From Sagebrush Steppe to Annual Grass (Bromus tectorum): Influence on Belowground Carbon and Nitrogen
Key topics: Cheatgrass • Carbon • Nitrogen • Sagebrush steppe
Examines how cheatgrass-driven vegetation transition affects belowground carbon and nitrogen.
Regional Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change on Cheatgrass Invasion Shows Potential Risk and Opportunity
Key topics: Cheatgrass • Climate change • Invasion risk
Assesses how climate change may alter cheatgrass invasion risk across the western U.S.